San Saba County Poll Tax Receipts 1947 Exemption Certificates
County records show poll tax receipts and exemption certificates issued for the 1947 year covering the voting period from February 1, 1948, to January 31, 1949, detailing authorized exemptions and certificate numbers. The listing reflects the renewal status and eligibility determinations by local tax authorities.
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San Saba
Harmony
Colony
Bend Rough Crack
Cherokee
Wallace Creek
Sloan
Cole Creek
Latham
Richland Springs
Holt
Bowser
Locker
Algerita
St China Creek
Spring Creek
McMillin
Chappel
Fairview
Shaw Bend
San Saba launches month long beautification drive
The Round Up reports San Saba citizens start a month long cleanup campaign with contests by local women’s clubs and city cooperation. The Jaycees and city add a street sweeper, Lions repaints the Welcome sign, and another club improves courthouse grounds cemetery and church yards. Community pride and home upkeep urged as schools foster educated civic leaders and patriotism through spending on education.
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San Saba
Jaycees
Lions Club
Fire damages Pete Berrien residence kitchen and porch
Firefighters responded Wednesday afternoon to a blaze at the Pete Berrien home caused by an oil cook stove. The kitchen and back porch were severely burned with damage assessed as extensive.
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Pete Berrien
Voters Qualified in San Saba County Reach Near 3,000
San Saba County reports 2,971 known qualified voters for the upcoming elections, plus an estimated group of eligible aged persons not required to pay a poll tax. Brantley Barker notes 2,912 poll taxes paid and 59 exemptions issued, compared with 2,572 in 1946, 2,608 in 1944, and 2,645 in 1942, with a precinct-by-precinct tabulation of taxes and exemptions.
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San Saba County
Brantley Barker
Estep Hardware Stock To Be Sold Today
Estate administrator Vera Jean Hill of Oklahoma City announces the sale of Natep Hardware Co stock valued at 45959 dollars. Bids advertised in state papers drew interest, with attorney Campbell K Ford stating sale hinges on a satisfactory bid. If none arrives the stock may be liquidated retail at a later date.
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Natep Hardware Co
Carpbell K. Ford
Vera Jean Hill
Oklahoma’ City
Ford
Banks Close April 21 For San Jacinto Day
San Saba banks will be closed all day Wednesday April 21 in observance of San Jacinto Day a legal holiday in Texas The day commemorates the Battle of San Jacinto where Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna resulting in Texas independence from Mexico The Mexican army reportedly suffered heavy losses while the Texan forces incurred few casualties
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San Saba
San Jacinto
Texas
Sam Houston
Santa Anna
Mexico
Old Settlers Meet Goes Ahead in San Saba Courtroom
The Old Settlers Association of San Saba schedules a meeting in the county courtroom on Saturday at 2 PM to discuss holding the homecoming on the second day of the annual Jaycees rodeo. Members and Junior Chamber of Commerce reps are urged to attend.
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Old Settlers Association of
San Saba
Old Settlers
Old Settlers’ Group
Chamber of
Comjmereye
Commission Company Reports $54 008 Sale and Boosted Livestock Totals
A brisk sale of sheep and hogs Tuesday pushed the San Saba County Commission Co weekly livestock sale total to 396 008 78 with 730 head of cattle sold through the King sale under current management. The prior high was June 3 1947 when E M Brewton led a 105 000 day. The firm is now owned and operated by R B Bagley Sons and G J Mebeans.
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San Saba County Commission Co
Fim
E. M. Brewton
R. B. Bagley & Sons c and
G. J. Mebeans
Citizens Launch Drive To Clean Up Town By May 3
Citizens and San Saba clothing merchants promote May 3 as an official straw hat day with gala window displays and ads. With early summer heat, hat wearers already began earlier, and salesmen report many buyers asking if it is too soon to wear straw hats. After Saturday the campaign will intensify.
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San Saba
Crump Heads San Saba Lions Club
Louis M. Crump of San Saba was elected president to succeed Roy V. Fox on July 1. Officers were chosen at the Hotel San Saba luncheon. The group aims to attend the district convention in May at Corpus Christi. Joe Clark Jr. is first vice president and Jack Harkey is second vice president. Campbell Ford is third vice president and Rev. Cecil Meadows the secretary treasurer. M. M. Trussell is lion tamer and B. J. Pridgeon is tail-twister. Directors are Lee Hawisher Dougal Cameron Coleman Turnham F. L. Sterner Borden Aylor J. A. Howell.
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Louis M. Crump
San Saba
San Saba Lions Club
Roy V. Fox
Hotel San Saba Spanish Room
Corpus Christi
Joe Clark Jr
Jack Harkey
Campbell Ford
Cecil Meadows
MM. W. Trussell
B. J. Pridgeon
Lee Hawisher
Dougal Cameron
Coleman Turnham
F. L. Sterner
Borden Aylor
J. A. Howell
New Floor Covering Laid In Court Room
Linoleum is installed this week in the district court room on the elevated official area. Work should be finished by the opening of the April term of court on Monday. The old floor covering will serve as aisle runners in the auditorium and to cover stair steps to the balcony. County officials aim to cut noise hindering court proceedings.
Mail arrives late in San Saba earlier this week
Postal workers reported mail from Lometa arrives about one and a half hours late over several days. Mail that used to come at 8 15 am now reaches the town around 8 60, due to trains running on a later schedule. Don Linn, long hospitalized at McCloskey Hospital in Temple, returned home Tuesday.
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San Saba
Lometa
Don Linn
McCloskey Hospital
Temple
Jo Tsday
Cooperation Urged for San Saba Spring Clean-Up Effort
San Saba launches a community cleanup drive sponsored by multiple clubs and civic groups. Distaff Study Club and Pierian Study Club lead yard and site improvement contests with judging by percentages completed. City crews, a new street sweeper, and Lions Club work support public spaces and entrances.
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San Saba
San Sab
Sa Pique
Recrserve
Distaff Study Club
Pierian Study Club
San Saba Garden Club
Court House
G. A. Arbelger
Wallace Hinyard
Distaff Club
Jim Baker Jr
Sam Everett
Rangers Bow to Leano 8-5 in exhibition game
Rangers lost 8 to 5 to Leano in a Sunday exhibition at Risien Park. Dennis Maxwell, John Connor pitched for the Rangers with others like J M Garden, Jimmie Thornton, Edward Walker, Clarence N Smith in attendance. The local nine of the Texas League planned a day game and a night game later in Goldthwaite as part of their season opener preparations.
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Liano Gow
San Sabz
Risien Park
Llane Sy
Annofi
Trim
Dennis Maxwell
John Connor
Rangers
J. M. # garden
Jimmie Thornton
Edward" Walker
Clarence N. Smith
Wale Bagley
Roy Shuhan
Jimmie’ Ses
Gunter
Doyky
Goldthwaite
Lions repaint welcome sign for San Saba visitos
Visitors and travelers entering San Saba from the Goldthwaite highway will be greeted by a freshly repainted welcome sign. The blue on white sign reads Welcome to San Saba, Pecan Center of the World, and was done last week by the San Saba Lions Club.
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San Saba
Goldthwaite Highway
Hospital Plan Being Studied In San Saba County
County Judge Burns Lane said Norman Roberts of the State Board of Health is consulting Worth architects on changes to the county hospital plans. State and federal agencies requested tweaks in size and bed count due to higher costs. Three plan parts must be approved, with two already given.
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Burns Lane
Norman Roberts
State Board of Health
Fr. Worth
San Saba County Hospital
Lane
San Saba Ranks Fifth in Track and Field Meet
San Saba finished fifth at the District Interscholastic League Meet in Mason while Mason and Fredericksburg led. Billy Charles McDaniel tied for first in high jump, Alfred Daens took third in the long jump, Bob Brew won third in the mile run, and Daens was third in the high hurdles as San Saba placed fourth in the 4 x yard relays. Mentors included Hartley, McDaniel, Brown, and Morvis Lindsey.
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Saba
Mason
Fredericksburg
Billy Charles McDaniel
Alfred Daens
Bob Brews
San Saba
Joe Hartley
McDaniel
Brown
Morvis Lindsey
Westley
VFW To Eat Chicken Install New Officers
San Saba VFW will serve fried chicken and install new officers Friday at 7 30 pm in the school lunch room. Charles Pete Miffleton will succeed Bubba Walker as post commander. Other officers include Borden Saucer Howard Baird Ernest Bradley Carter Sloan George Craven Reuben Senterfitt and L C Wilson in a three year directorship.
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San Saba
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bubba Walker
Charles
Pete) Miffleton
Walker
VFW
Borden Saucer
Howard Baird
Ernest Bradley
Carter Sloan
George Craven
Reuben Senterfitt
L. C. Wilson
Richland Springs FFA Dominates at Tarleton Meet
Richland Springs FFA judging teams won first place banners in two of three events at Tarleton College, with livestock and poultry teams topping many schools in Area VI and 75 schools respectively. San Saba placed fourth in livestock, qualifying alongside Richland Springs for the state contest at A&M College on May 1. Kerrville won the dairy judging contest. Individual high scorers included Dan Lea of Iredell in livestock, Bernard Burns of Serreille in dairy, and Bobby Joyer Sims of Moody in poultry.
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Richland Springs
FFA
Tarleton College
San Saba
A&m College
Frank Edwards
Gerald Adams
Odean Brown
RB. J. Powell
San Sabu
Wendell ‘Th
J. L. Stewardson
Billy ‘Walter Kirkpatrick
James Adams
Manuel Almayer
Charles Oliver
Dee Graves
Ray Rawls
Paul Basaldu
Kerrville
Dan Lea
Iredell
Bernard Burns
Serreille
Bobby Joyer Sims
Moody
Polio Victim Evelyn Gage Improves in San Antonio Hospital
Evelyn Gage an eight year old polio victim from San Saba is reported to be out of the iron lung and showing continued improvement at a San Antonio hospital this week. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Stafford Gage. Mr and Mrs W R Harris are spending this week in Houston visiting their daughter, Mrs R oD Anbruy and son.
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Evelyn Gage
San Antonio
Stafford Gage
San Saba
Mrs. W. R. Harris
Houston
Mrs. R. Od. Anbruy
Sot
Destructive hailstorm hits San Saba area
A severe hailstorm and heavy rains battered roughly two to three miles north and northeast of San Saba late Monday, with hail up to small hen egg size and rainfall up to six inches. Damage included roofs, windows, crops, and fruit trees. ground was blanketed with hail and drifted overnight.
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Grady Isham
Goldthwaite
Live Sak
Isham
Pecan Grove
Lee Oliver
Cc. E. Lancaster
T. J. Taff
United Telephone Company
Richland Lpgs
Algerita
Harkeyville
Cherokee
Chappel
Red Bluff Store
Wimberly Ranch
San Saba Hardware & Furniture Co
VFW Softball Team Faces Spring Creek in Practice Game
The San Saba VFW Post will play a practice softball game against Spring Creek on Sunday at Spring Creek. The event is open to the public and spectators are invited to attend.
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VFW
Spring Creek
San Saba VW
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